clinical features

Last reviewed 10/2020

• may present with slowly evolving scaly erythematous patches
• sites frequently affected include the upper arms, trunk, buttocks and thighs
• there may be a slow progression and extension of the disease into plaques and eventually tumours
• the symptomatology associated with this disease is variable and ranges from being asymptomatic to severe itching
• often the disease is initially diagnosed as eczema or psoriasis